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The Notts moved to the West Midlands in September last year, but Beth was determined to finish her studies at the Bristol school in Somerset Square.

A beaming Beth with her results

Subsequently, Beth, her mum Ruth and her older sister – who picked up her A-level results last week – have been commuting from Birmingham every weekend and staying in Bristol during the week so the children could go to school.

“It wasn’t as difficult as I was expecting. It was a bit difficult to get used to but once you get used to it you just get over it and get on,” said Beth.

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On Friday mornings Beth’s dad would come down to Bristol and then they would head back up home to Birmingham to spend the weekend as a family.

“It’s quite nice to have somewhere different to work at the weekend as well. You can really knuckle down.”

Ruth’s mum added: “It was a challenge, but we decided to stay in Bristol so that she could carry on her studies here and now we’ve moved.

St Mary’s Redcliffe and Temple School

Despite the 100-mile commute each way, Ruth was never in doubt that her daughter would achieve great marks.

She added: “She’s done really well. I’m really pleased for her. I never really had any doubt.”

St Mary Redcliffe and Temple headteacher Elisabeth Gilpin said: “In the face of the national picture, I am incredibly grateful to our students and staff for their tireless work and dedication to achieve such fantastic results.

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While her older sister is returning to the city to study at the University of Bristol, after nine months of commuting from Birmingham Beth has decided that at A-level life will be easier if she stays in the West Midlands for sixth form.

She plans to study Maths, Further Maths, Politics and RE before heading to university in two years’ time.